Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-02-02
NEWS CONDENSED.
Telegraphic Summary Of impor.
tant Happenings at Home
and Abroad.
THE EAST.

A FIRE in the ordnance machine shop OF
the navy yard at Washington did $4,000
damage. In it were stored drawings and
casting patterns of about 800 guns and car
riages. A few Of the patterns were COM
pletely destroyed, but the drawings were
uninjured except by water. The records
and library were removed uninjured.
JAY GOULD in an interview on the inter-
commerce bill says: If the bill becomes a
law. it will not be worth anybody's while
to extend the railroads of Today beyond
their present limits. 1t will put an end to
engagements Of my roads in the South
west"
D. NJ. KENDRrCK, General Passenger
Agent of the New York Central Railroad,
is dead.
In the village of Uniontown, Ohio, five
married ladies Of middle age dropped dead
from supposed heart disease between Mon
day and Thursday mornings Of last week.
The first was Mrs. J. Ferber, who died
suddenly in bed; next came Mrs. Lewis
Archer, who dropped dead on the street;
Mrs. S. Johnsons body was found in bed
by her husband; Mrs. S. Powell dropped
dead at the breakfast table, and Mrs. II.
Hansel dropped dead in ner house. 1t is
thought fright and excitement from the first
sudden death brought on the others.
The papers providing for the incorpor-
alton Of company, tho counterpart of
which does not probably exist in the world,
have just been filed in the Office Of the
Secretary of State of Ohio. 1t is 10 be
known as the Cleveland Automatic Re-
frigerating Company, with a capital of
100000. Its purposes as set forth are to
convey q preparation of aqua ammonia by
means Of pipes laid through the public
streets into private residences, theatres,
and other apartments for the purpose of
cooling the same during warm weather.
THE proposed woman suffrage amend
ment to the Constitution was defeated in
the United States Senate.
CHANK was arrested at Washington
who had Ratchet in his pocket with which
he wanted to fight the French Minister
THE heirs of Reno W. Renault propose
to hold meeting in Pittsburg next month
and prepare papers for suit to recover
large tracts Of land in Illinois and Mis-
souri,, including $4O,OOO,O0O worth in
Peoria, Ill.
THE American whaling feet has degen-
Grated to 121 vessels, one-third of which
are offered for sale. The total catch of
the year Just ended was 10000 barrels Of
oil and 300, 900 pounds of whalebone.
THE ice in the Susquehanna river Lock
Haven, Pa, is piled thirty feet high for a
distance Of three miles.
THE threatened longshoremen strike at
New York went into effect on the 9th, and
was of more extended and serious proper
tions than expected, since it included coal
shove!ers, freight handlers and men en-
ployed in every capacity on the New York,
Brooklyn, Jersey City and Hoboken shores.
The number of strikers reached over co.
600. Steamers for Europe or coastwise
were delayed leaving port for two or three
days, being unable to receive their regular
supply of coal. Ferry boats, even, were
seriously Inconvenience on this account
and traffic generally interfered with. The
movement is sanctioned by the Knights of
Labor.
THE report of the Sixth Auditor of the
receipts and disbursements of the Postof-
fee Department for the quarter ended Sep
TENDER 80, 1886, shows an excess of expen-
ditures over receipts for the quarter ended
September 80, 1886, of 81, 694, 64S: excess
of expenditures over receipts for the quar-
ter ended September 80, 1855, S2,393, TAO;
net gain compared with 1885, 5000, 092.
The collection of internal revenue during
the first six months of the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1887, was $57, sos, 500, being
q decrease of 81 ,054 $40. as compared with
the corresponding period of the previous
~
oleomargarine since November l amounted
to $298, 1o9.
HIRAM SHELLEY, of Rochester, N. Y,
will give Cornsh University $250,OO0 to
enlarge the College of Mechanic Arts.